Civil Service Acronym Buster Like Ghost Busters ... except for CS Acronyms!
The Civil Service as an organisation, runs on Acronyms. Anyone new to a Department or area of work might think that their colleagues are speaking a different language.
This site attempts to document all the acronyms used in order to improve everyone's understanding in the workplace.
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| Acronym | Meaning | Definition | Department | Team/Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWR | Additional Works Request | Additional Works Request | MoJ | Government Workforce Planning |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council | National Science and Technology Council | Civil service wide | |
| OAB | Old Admiralty Building | The London HQ of DIT and home to Government Art Collection | DIT | |
| UADD | Use of analysis and data in decision making | Defra related initiative for data science | Defra | Data Science |
| OHID | Office for Health Improvement and Disparities | Successor organisation to Public Health England, responsible for health improvement and public health functions | DHSC | Health |
| UKHSA | UK Health Security Agency | Responsible since April 2021 for England-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, replacing Public Health England | DHSC | Health |
| MTDE | Minister for Tech & Digital Economy | Responsible since Seotember 2021 for the following policy areas: Digital and tech policy, Online safety, International strategy, Gambling and lotteries, Legislation | DCMS | Digital |
| EBRS | Energy Bills Relief Scheme | Scheme for support for energy bills | DESNZ | Energy |
| EBDS | Energy Bills Discount Scheme | Scheme for businesses to receive discounts off energy bills | DESNZ | Energy |
| VV | Vet Visits | Farming and Countryside Scheme | DEFRA | Farming and Countryside Programme |
| CCIAF | Commercial Continuous Improvement Assurance Framework | Framework for driving continuous improvement in commercial practices across the Government Commercial Function (GCF) and wider public sector | Civil service wide | Commercial |
| RAP | Reproducible Analytical Pipeline | RAPs are automated statistical analytical processes. They ensure that analysis is reproducible, efficient and high quality. | Civil service wide | |
| 102PF | 102 Petty France | Government office in London housing MoJ, HMCTS, GLD, CPS and others | Civil service wide | All but mainly legal |
| SLSC | Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee | SLSC is a Lords Select Committee that considers the policy effects of SIs and other types of secondary legislation subject to procedure | ||
| IxD | Interaction Design | Interaction Design | MoJ | |
| UKCMS | UK Customer Maritime Services | Inlcudes the UK Ship Register, Uk Shipping Concierge, Seafarer Operations & Techncial Delivery, Maritime Regulatory Innovation | DfT | |
| SoftE | State of the Estate | Annual report on the physical assests of the public estate | CO | Property |
| GDD | Government Digital & Data | Formally Digital Data & Technology (DDaT) | MoJ | Justice Digital |
| DDaT | Digital Data & Technology | Now Government Digital & Data | MoJ | Justice Digital |
| SU | Service User | Home Office | Customer Services Group - Appeals, Litigation and Administrative Review | |
| ITP | Issue to Provider | Asylum Support ITP - when set to move someone | Home Office | Customer Services Group - Appeals, Litigation and Administrative Review |
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| GPC | Government Procurement Card | A bank cards issued to a civil servant to cover their expenses | ||
| NMW | National Minimum Wage | DBT | ||
| TO | Transmission Owner | A regulated monopoly company that builds, owns and operates the UK electricity transmission network | DESNZ | Electricity Networks |
| DNO | Distribution Network Operator | A regulated monopoly company that builds, owns and operates the UK electricity distribution network | DESNZ | Electricity Networks |
| 2RS | 2 Ruskin Square | Croydon office where the Home Office is based |
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